LOS ANGELES >> A federal judge on Friday ordered one of the men accused of starting the Colby Fire to be held without bail.

One of the factors the court considered in holding Jonathan Jarrell, one of the three suspects accused of helping to spark the Colby Fire, was a prior incident of an alleged accidental fire in Louisiana he was involved in.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Bettinelli said she didn’t have information on this fire other than what Jarrell gave. It happened when he was in Louisiana and was allegedly started by a cigarette, according to Bettinelli.

Jarrell’s attorney, John Hanusz, declined comment when asked for details about the Louisiana fire. He did point out it was an allegation.

Jarrell, a 23-year-old transient, appeared at his detention hearing in a Los Angeles federal courthouse wearing a white jumpsuit handcuffs and a waist chain. It sounded like he had leg shackles on when he moved.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Rosenberg said she ordered Jarrell be detained because he is a flight risk. In addition to the allegation of a previous fire, she said the other factors included the nature of the offense, Jarrell’s unstable residence, serious mental health concerns with him, substance abuse and previously not taking his medication.

Authorities didn’t say Jarrell’s condition and what medication he takes.

The defense asked that Jarrell be evaluated so he could be placed in a dual diagnosis facility.

The judge said the defense could ask for another detention hearing if there is bed space in the facility.

The facilities deal with someone who has mental and substance issues, according to Bettinelli. There’s no guarantee that the facility will accept Jarrell, she added.

She said he is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center. The two other defendants in the case, Clifford Henry Jr., 22, of Glendora and Steven Aguirre, 21, a transient, remain in custody.

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The three have been charged with unlawfully setting timber on fire.

The prosecution alleged that the defendants also aided, abetted and caused timber to be unlawfully set on fire.

Aguirre, Henry and Jarrell allegedly admitted to building an illegal campfire near Colby Trail in the early morning hours of Jan. 16 because they were cold. It was also windy.

They fed the fire twigs and a notebook.

An investigator with the U.S. Forest Service determined embers from that campfire ignited nearby dry grass.

The fire grew rapidly. It led to thousands being evacuated from Azusa and Glendora, burned 1,952 acres, injured six people, destroyed five homes and 10 other structures and damaged seven residences and one other structure.

Bettinelli disproved a story being passed locally that the suspects had a gas can.